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rWTLTE WEDFORD (OREGON) 3rd Place or Better Seen for SF Seals This it the last in a series on the outlook of Pacific Coast league teams for the 1955 sea son. By SCOTT BAILLIE Brawley, Calif. 0J.R) Tom my Heath, the round, personable San Francisco manager, said to day there were too many "ifs" in the league, but ventured the opinion that his club would im prove on its 1954 fourth place finish. "I've been saying third place," Heath said. "But without know ing what the other clubs are go ing to do later, I can't be any more solid." Heath says he desperately needs a first baseman, could use more power behind the plate and at third, and, like all managers, is on the lookout for outfield strength. "Our pitching will be all right," he commented. The Seals did mu(h in the pitching line during the off sea son, getting from Seattle south paws Gene Bearden (11-13) and Steve Nagy (7-11) and right handers Bill Evans (a-7) and Pete Hernandez (9-2) with Van couver of the Western Interna tional league. They also acquired Jim Walsh (10-7) with Holly wood. Capable Relievers Holdovers include Bill Brad ford (6-2), Ed Chandler (12-11) and Tony Ponce (14-16) as well as able relieves Adrian Zabala (11-8) and Bob Muncrief (3-7). New to the Seals will be rook ies Ralph Burns and Don Frac chia, who showed well in spring training, and Marshall Epperson, a lefty with limited duty with San Francicso. J When the question of first base is broached. Heath prefers to talk about the players he hopes to get. Play-coach Chuck Stevens, now past the everyday stags but willing to try it, has been sharing the initial sack with ex-outfielder Bob DiPietro. The Seals gave up Jim West lake, last year's first baseman, to the Philadelphia Phillies and have not yet been fully paid. They hope the final terms in clude a lefthander with a medium-padded glove. Veteran Infielders The rest of the infield seems to be pretty well set although Heath would do a lot of chang ing if he could get more power. Jim Moran is on second, Leo Kighetti on short and third base v the non-exclusive territory of Keno Cheso and Mike Baxes. Tommy Perez who hit .327 for Victoria of the Western In ternational league last year, is shooting for Moran's job or a The hat with the "WESTERN ACCENT SAM ANTONIO A $10oo XSPK. Si KfiSKfcl SEIF-O0NTO6MW6 This hat speaks volumes without saying a word. Irs -look of distinction" has successful implications and the wearer knows It Resistol's easy fitting com fort an txtra that is recognized at once. Other Styles from $7.50 to $15.00 Hub Men's Shop 229 East Main Street - Medford, Ore. MAIL TRIBUNE spot in the outfield and Raul Dieppa, a .323 batter in the Class C Longhorn league, hopes to oust Righetti. The outfield could be the league's best, or it could be a worse problem than first base for Manager Keath. . Presently it lines up with Clarence Maddern in left, Dave Melton in center and Ted Beard in right. Beard Doing Well DiPietro, Sal Taormlna and Perez are also eying the garden spots. Heath refuses to commit him self on the berths although Beard has been a demon through spring exhibitions, driving in every Seal run against the Cleveland Indians, and Melton's hitting is expected to give him the confidence to make a center fielder out of him. "If Maddern hns, he gets left field," Heath said. Catching chores will be harv died as last year by Will Tie siera and Nini Tornay, although they will get help from young Merv Donahue who got out of the Army in time for spring training. All are capable receiv ers but none has yet shown a powerful bat. "But where we finish depends on too many things," Heath add ed. "How can you tell about the other clubs. These other clubs have got a bunch of guys now you never heard of. Who will they have during the big part of the season?" Bob Shantz Has Narrow Escape West Palm Beach, Fla. (U.R) Bobby Shantz, one-time 139- pound pitching giant of th,e Am erican league, was expected to resume training today with the Kansas City A's after a narrow escape from serious injury. Shantz, a 24-game winner in 1952 when he was voted the league's "most valuable player," suffered a cut left ear Tuesday when struck by a line drive off the bat of rookie Earl Smith of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates won the game, 9-8, on Frank Thomas' two-run, . ninth inning homer. Smith's second-inning liner was partly deflected by Shantz as he threw up his glove but the ball caromed off the side of his head and the 29-year-old southpaw fell to the ground un conscious. He was carried off the field on a stretcher but x rays at a local hospital revealed no fracture. Dead line Sunday Classified ii at noon Saturday; 1 a.m. Mondav for Monday: other d" 5:30 previous dav. THE IIC DimttNCE far asy fitting cotnfort h in tfc tclusiv coaitructia f Mt leather. NO OTHf I HAT HAS ITI Wednesday, March 30, 1955 8 Baseball Letterrnen At Phoenix Phoenix Coach Roscoe Lar son's Phoenix high baseball team, with one practice victory to its credit, was scheduled to meet St. Mary's of Medford this afternoon. The Pirates, fortified with eight returning letterrnen, have bright prospects for a successful season, according to Larson. Back this year from the 1954 squad are pitcher Jack Thomp son, left fielder Bob Webster, catcher Riley Bean, center field er Jerry Nye, first baseman Ray Dahl, third baseman Larry Blunt, and pitcher Bill Madden. Another letterman is short stop Ron Bean, who lettered two years ago, but was not out for baseball last season. These letterrnen will be con tending with 13 other top pros pects for starting berths by the time the Rogue league season opens. Many of the newcomers have not been out long enough to settle down to one position yet. according to Larson. Nine of the new men have been working out in the out field, but several of these are expected to contend for other spots. They are Mike Campbell, Jim Heath. Bill Clark, Lester Schleish, Don Wallas, Earl Dill ree, Milton Truman, Jim Hobbs, and Jim Goldenpenny. Other newcomers, and the spots they are tentatively slated for, are Bill Shepherd, second base; Rodger Carson, pitcher, Gary Simmonds, third base, and Don McCarty, catcher. McCarty also may see duty on the pitcher's mound, while Carson has a chance to nail down an autfield post. Larson's tentative starting lineup at the present , time is Riley Bean, catcher; Dahl, first base; Madden, second base; Ron Eean, shortstop; Blunt, -third base; . Webster, left field; Nye, center field, and Carson or Wal lace, right field. Top pitchers appear to be Thompson, Carson, and McCarty. Robinson Unimpressive Winner Over Lombardo Cincinnati, Ohio (U.R) Sugar Ray Robinson admitted today he "just wasn't sharp" in his timing in winning an unimpressive split decision over Johnny Lom bardo in a 10-round match here Tuesday night before 5,124 fans in Cincinnati Gardens. The 35-year-old fighter, who showed little of the flash and power that won him two world championships, blasted the Mt. Carmel, Pa., boxer with every thing he had in a ninth round surge. But the young challenger absorbed the punches and kept pressing the fight. Willie Pep Takes On Cadilli in 10-Rounder Park Air Force Base, Calif.- An oldster, Willie Pep and a youngster, Gil Cadilli, tangle in a 10-round nationally televised fight here tonight with a simi lar target in' sight a crack at the featherweight championship. Pep, the 32-year-old ring-wise veteran of 194 fights, has had a healthy sampling of champion ship glory, having lost the title to Sandy Saddler in September of 1951. Cadilli, making his TV bow, is recently out of the serv ice and rates high on the list of Saddler challengers. Bobby Dykes Gets Good Workout With Rubicini Miami Beach, Fla. (U.R) Middleweight contender Bobby Dykes, who is "just waiting around" to hear from champion Bobo Olson, today called his streak busting victory over Gus Rubicini a "good workout." It was a clear but close un animous decision that the skinny Dykes recorded over Canadian Gus in the 10-round feature bout Tuesday night at the Audi torium. Turley Hurls 5 Shutout Innings for NY Yankees Clearwater, Fla. (U.R) Manager Casey Stengel of the New York Yankees finally had today what he's been looking for all spring an impressive per formance from pitcher Bob Tur ley. Turley hurled five shutout innings Tuesday as the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers, 6-1.- Pittsburgh (U.R) A tired Pittsburgh hockey team was given an "equal chance" in to night's first game of a best-of-seven series against the Buffalo Bisons for the Calder Cup, sym bol of American Hockey League supremacy. S?' Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks,. Flues Drain Tile 727 W. McAndrews Phone 2-4107 MedfordTribune CUDD GETS OREGON OPEN PRIZE Bruce Cudd. center, Portland, appears proud and happy as he accepts first low gross prize for his victory in the Oregon Open Golf tourna ment here. The 72-hole tourney was staged last Friday, Satur day and Sunday at Rogue Valley Country club here. The stel lar Columbia-Edgewater club amateur tabulated a 289 score to beat out Joe Greer, Yakima, Wash., professional, and Dick Yost, Portland amateur, by three strokes. Pictured with Cudd are Dr. L. Paul Walker, left, president of Rogue Valley Country club, and Al Williams, pro at Rogue Valley. Cleveland, Gresham, MiSwaukie On Slate Of Tornado Gridders Three schools from Oregon's metropolitan area will be on the Medford high school football slate next Fall, Coach Fred Spiegelberg has announced. Medford will have six home games in its regular schedule of nine. The rivals from the northern section of the state will be Cleveland of 'Portland, Mil waukie and Gresham. Milwaukie and Gresham replace Marshfield and Springfield which were among opponents on the 1954 slate. Cleveland's Indians, as they did last year, will provide the Tornado with its first opposition of the season.. The game will be played here on Saturday, Sep tember 10. All other tangles will be on Friday's. Gresham will come here on September 16. Medford will travel to Roseburg on September 23 and to Milwaukie on Septem ber 30. The 1955 season will build up to a climax with all the South ern Oregon conference and dis trict tussles at the tail end. After playing Crater here on October 7, the Tornado will go to Klamath Falls for its con ference and district opener on October 14., Eureka, Calif., breaks up the loop slate, coming Canadians Aim To Gain Stanley Finals Tonight By UNITED PRESS The fired-up Montreal Cana diens hope to storm into the final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by beating the Boston Bruins at Montreal tonight, and the champion Detroit Red Wings hope they make it. The Red Wings already are in the finals, for their easy 3-0 vic tory over Toronto Tuesday night gave them a four-game sweep of their semi-final series. The Canadiens seized a com manding 3-1 in their semi-final by beating the Bruins, 4-3, in overtime. aavEM era anrrrns. H GREAT I UMIIVfllAII I T0Ol$y W - Come in today and Our see it. "ZrP Crain & Mohr HOME TOWN. HARDWARE 225 East Sixth ' here for a non-conference mix on October 21. Medford then opposes Ashland here on Octo ber 28 and Grants Pass here on November 4. Tornado practices will begin on August 29. Coach Spiegel berg will have about 20 letter men back. Grants Pass Cinder Foe Of Tornado The Medford invitational track meet set for this Saturday has boiled down into a dual engagement between the Black Tornado and Grants Pass high. But it should be a big affair just the same. There will be varsity and jun ior varsity, or novice, competi tion with some overlapping. Medford Coach Bob Newland stated that possibly 120 boys will take part. Newland today was in the proces sof lining up cinder men for the various events. First event will be at 2 p.m. The coach reported that three jayvee races will be shortened with the 440 and 880-yard runs and mile cut to 330, 660 and 1.320 yards, respectively. Track Soaked A soggy track this week has hampered Tornado workouts. Runners haven't been able to use the track since last week and the running has been done on the stadium turf. Three varsity basketball play ers turned out for the field and cinderpath sport yesterday. They were Bud Kastner, Bob Tisdel and John Foust. Tisdel and Kast ner may see broad and 'high jump action this Saturday while Foust's only participation may be in a relay. Kastner will see duty as a re lay man and, perhaps, as a hurd ler before the season is over and Foust will be a quarter-miler. 10" BAND SAW VFho erer heard of 10" precision-made band saw at such a price? And what a tool! Has 10" x 10" precision-ground tilting table. Cuts 5V4" deep. The perfect tool for making Talances, corner cupboards, chairs, tables. Has rug ged cast iron frame and base for rigidity and smooth running . . . heavy duty automotive-type bronze wheel bearings . . . two ball thrust bearings to support blade. It's a beauti ful tool at a rrrice we never thonsht wossible. limited supply won't last long. Tiger Pennant Hopes In Hands of Rookies Bt LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor "Lakeland, Fla. (U.R) Five rookie pitchers and two rookie outfielders hold the key to the pennant hopes of the Detroit Ti gers this year. If they come through, man ager Bucky Harris believes his club will be a contender. If they don't, he expects a tough battle with the Red Sox for fourth place, figuring the Yankees, In dians and White Sox to wind up in the first three spots, although not necessarily in that order. Harris has high hopes for three youngsters just out of ser vice pitcher Bill Black, who won 30 while losing only one in service games and outfielder J. W. Porter and John (Budda) Phillips. Porter, the bonus boy signed by the White Sox and then shipped to Detroit, has been hitting hard and appears a good bet to win the left field job. Other Rookie Pitchers The other rookies are pitchers Frank Lary, a 15 - game winner with Buffalo last year; Bill Froats, a seven game winner with the same club; Paul Foy tack, who divided his time last year between Buffalo and Louis ville, winning onlv five games while losing 10; and Duane Maas, another Buffalo graduate who won seven last season. Harris hopes that from those five pitching rookies and Bob Miller, a bonus player, he can come up with at least two start ers to go along with Ned Garver, Steve Gromek and Bill Hoeft. For relief there will be Bob Shaultz, an 18-game winner with New Orleans; Led Christante, who won 24 at Atlanta; and Ben Flowers, who won another trail after winning 11 at Louis ville. Other pitching possibili ties are holdovers Al Aber 5-11; Ray Herbert 3-6; George Zuve rink 9-13 and Dick Marlowe 5-4. Except for pitching the club is pretty well set, providing Fer ris Fain recovers from a torn ligament in his right leg. Harris is counting on Fain to win the first base spot, but if he can't make it, Wayne Belardi. an ex pensive purchase from the Dod gers in mid-season of 1954, or Jack Phillips, drafted from Hol lywood where he batted .300, Boxer Hurt Seriously In First Pro Scuffle Trenton, N. J. (U.R) Young Philadelphia boxer Bryan Thompson was in a serious con dition in St. Francis Hospital today, still unconscious several hours after being knocked out in his first professional fight. Thompson, a last-minute sub stitute, was knocked out by Jerry Luedde of New Haven, Conn., at 2:38 of the second round of their semi-final bout Tuesday night, which had been scheduled for six rounds. When the young middleweight failed to regain consciousness 10 minutes after the kayo, ring physician Dr. George A. Corio ordered him removed to the hos pital. There officials reported that, while he seemed normal in all other respects, he remained unconscious. 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The vet erans Jim Delsing will be around as will Steve Souchock, who can play first base as well as the outfield. Even though they let him eo. the White Sox rate Porter so highly they offered to buy him back with a reported $100,000 bid, but the Tigers turned it down. Red Wilson, who hit .282 last season after the Tigers obtained him from the White Sox. and Frank House will do the catch ing. Harris refuses to rate them No. 1 and 2, merely saying that he will catch whichever one "happens to be hot up there at the plate." It is a youne club overall and Harris realizes that it may be a year or two away. But if he comes up with some pitching help, he figures the Tigers will surprise a lot of people. 9:30 Tonight Let's Kick It Around Tom MacLeod On Television K-BES-TV both ... of cargo space. bulky loads. CHILDREN TAKE CHANCES . . . D0NT YOU! CHECK YOUR i BRAKES TODAY BRAKE SPECIAL Here's What WeDo... t. Impact lining 2. CUoti, Repack front Whl Storing 3. Add Brak Fluid 4. 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